The Maine Legislature’s committee voted in favor of a bill that deems front-of-the-meter projects ineligible for net-energy billing. Maine is progressing one of the several net-metering bills its state legislators are discussing this session, which aims to change the credits solar subscribers and owners receive for the energy sent to the grid. Maine’s Energy, Utilities …
The loan agreement from the Energy Department’s Loan Programs Office was to support Project Hestia, a model that Sunnova has since moved away from in favor of power purchase agreements. The Department of Energy (DOE) reportedly terminated a $3 billion loan guarantee awarded to Sunnova Energy, a residential energy-as-a-service provider. The partial loan guarantee agreement made by …
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Over 10,000 announced jobs have been cancelled, with more losses expected if the “Big, Beautiful Bill” passes the Senate as written, said E2. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 kicked off a 10-year clean energy industrial policy in the United States, but it is now under threat of having core elements repealed via the …
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Projects financed with Mosaic could see significant delays, said residential solar marketplace operator EnergySage. Major U.S. residential solar loan provider Mosaic issued a statement to its installer partners of operational delays amid market turbulence for the residential solar industry. The loan provider said there will be delays in all milestone processing for its loan products. …
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Installing agrivoltaics on previously irrigated land could help minimize the losses from reducing groundwater use, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association. As Nevada hurtles toward its goal of 100% renewable energy by 2025, rural communities around the state are confronting a parallel crisis: groundwater depletion. But …
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Ohio state representatives reintroduced a bill to legalize community solar after the legislation’s previous versions were left to die in the Senate. Republican Reps. Sharon Ray and Jim Hoops reintroduced a community energy bill less than two weeks after the Senate gutted their previous attempt in an overhaul of the state’s energy policy, which was …
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